Boilers fall in sloppy game to Morrison

Friday

MORRISON –– It was a rough night offensively for the Kewanee Boilermakers and the result was an 18-0 loss to Morrison.

A wet, muddy field didn’t help the Boilers as they only managed three first downs in the game.

To make things worse, quarterback Kavon Russell went down with an apparent knee injury late in the first half and did not return to the game.

Kewanee recorded two first downs in the first half and one in the second half.

Both first downs in the opening half came on the same drive, including a 15-yard completion from Russell to Carter Peed, which set the Boilers up in Morrison territory. A couple of big losses halted Kewanee’s only real scoring chance of the game.

Morrison’s only score in the first half came on a Keegan Anderson 11-yard sweep around the right end, which capped a 7-play, 54-yard drive.

Morrison managed just five first downs in the first half and had one drive stopped on a fumble, which Kewanee’s Michael Silvaggio recovered.

Midway through the third quarter, a bad snap by Kewanee set Morrison up at the Boilers’ 2-yard line. Mustang quarterback Jacob Schlegel pushed into the end zone to push the gap to 12-0.

In the fourth quarter, another botched snap by the Boilers gave Morrison good field position again. Schlegel connected with Wade Hackbarth for a 25-yard touchdown.